Ping a Server Port?

"Dan" wrote in message
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| PCR wrote:
| I DON'T get any unknown host messages. Looks like I MUST have a
colon to
| prevent timeouts at microsoft.com. I can put any number in the world
| after that colon & get much the same result.
|
| C:\ping microsoft.com:
| Pinging microsoft.com: [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of data:
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=319ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=338ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
| Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 319ms, Maximum = 338ms, Average = 327ms
|
| C:\ping microsoft.com:896136187
| Pinging microsoft.com:896136187 [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of
data:
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=331ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=324ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
| Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
|
| BUT w/o a colon, I get a different IP Addr & timeouts...!...
|
| C:\ping microsoft.com
| Pinging microsoft.com [207.46.250.119] with 32 bytes of data:
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Ping statistics for 207.46.250.119:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
|
| The other site works fine either way, & gives the same IP addr...
|
| C:\ping smtp.mysite.com
| Pinging smtp.mysite.com [64.136.29.224] with 32 bytes of data:
| Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=332ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=331ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=323ms TTL=246
| Ping statistics for 64.136.29.224:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 323ms, Maximum = 332ms, Average = 327ms
|
| C:\ping smtp.mysite.com:25
| Pinging smtp.mysite.com:25 [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of data:
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=320ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=322ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=329ms TTL=246
| Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=334ms TTL=246
| Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 320ms, Maximum = 334ms, Average = 326ms
|
|
| I actually get the timeout too without the colon to Microsoft.com but
| when I add the colon I just get a blank box that disappears after a
few
| seconds. However, if I ping other sites like mozilla.com then I get a
| reply similar to yours above, PCR.

I am happy to be the only one in the world who can use a colon, then!
So, I can eat more! I'm not sure there is any other benefit, though. I
did a...
http://groups.google.com/groups?lnk=...+specific+port
Search "ping specific port"

Fine, there is someone else who can do it-- BUT it's doubtful it's
really pinging a specific port.